This past Saturday, I sat on a panel at the 2010 NSU Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium. It was a fantastic event, and I thank the entire Executive Board for including me as a part of the event. I spoke on a panel titled, Redemption: Athletes Overcoming Their Indiscretions. It was an honor to sit alongside […]
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As soon as Torah Bright claimed the Womens’ half-pipe in Vancouver on Thursday, it was clear to see that her profile was sure to rise. The 23 year old Australian literally has the world at her feet. Torah is far from a household name in Australia, with many winter athletes failing to attract any exposure […]
UFC President Dana White stated this week in Sydney, Australia, site of this weekend’s sold out UFC 110, that the UFC would support a move for mixed martial arts to become an Olympic sport. Though he also stated the the company would not actively lobby for MMA’s inclusion, he gave his blessing should the International […]
February is a dynamic, short month. Certain areas of the United States experience their coldest temperatures of the year, but find that near the end of the month, it starts getting warmer and more enjoyable. Baseball is very similar in the month of February. The beginning of the month is marked by arbitration eligible players […]
Neil Stratton of InsideTheLeague.com is offering a free presentation Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Indianapolis Downtown. The presentation, titled ‘Building a Successful Football Agency’ is expected to take about an hour and Neil will answer questions that he regularly receives from newer firms seeking to build a practice. Those subjects include, dealing […]
MLB Mock Drafts are much less exciting than NFL Mock Drafts. The NFL Draft only has 7 rounds, but most “mock experts” only predict the first few rounds. The MLB, with 50 rounds, is almost impossible to guess. But the first round picks are usually known a year ahead of time. With high school and […]
What: 2010 Scholarly Conference on College Sport Where: William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) When: April 21st (Wednesday) – April 23rd (Friday) Blurb: It is the 3rd annual conference for faculty, athletic administrators, students, sport practitioners, and the public interested in research, theory, and critical thinking […]
It’s been a nice run for Daunte Culpepper. Or has it? Culpepper has long subscribed to a policy of negotiating his own contracts, talking to NFL teams on his own behalf, and keeping the 1-3% he would have otherwise payed an NFLPA agent. It was almost three years ago when I claimed that Culpepper could […]
Coming out of Benedictine High School, Ed Davis was the talk of Virginia, a state known for its high level of basketball more than its production in any other sport. Ed Davis played with the very popular Boo Williams AAU squad, and when the time came to pick the college that he would attend, Davis […]
54th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Captain of the Canadian U20 World Junior team. And now, suspended from his junior team for the rest of the season. Patrice Cormier has gone from the height of success to the depths of hockey disdain. Cormier played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (the […]